Email Author Mark Keresman

2006 Stories by Mark Keresman

• From the Molecules to the Mekons; genres get scrambled and sanctiomy gets scrapped

  published April 5, 2006

  It's easy to experience the cerebral dry-heaves hearing about extramusical exploits of rock renaissance men like Byrne, Bowie, and Stipe —... More >>

• Psyched! Helios has some love for sale!

  published March 22, 2006

  No discussion of the New Zealand jangle-pop scene from the '80s and early '90s — a talk likely dominated by such Flying Nun Records... More >>

• Herbie Hancock

  published March 22, 2006

  Pianist/composer Herbie Hancock has an ongoing, vividly protean career, one virtually mirroring changes in jazz for the past four decades. It's... More >>

• Some of My Best Friends Are Records

  published March 15, 2006

  Hello, My Name Is: Justin F. Farrar A quick scan of my 10 picks reveals that, yes, I did indeed apply affirmative action when... More >>

• Ghostigital

  published March 8, 2006

  Ghostigital is more a concept than a literal band. At its core are ex-Sugarcubes vocalist Einar Örn and digital/tape-delay wizard Curver,... More >>

• Off your Gourd and into the StereoLab: A little bit country and a little bit rock 'n' electro

  published March 1, 2006

  It's been barely three years since Stereolab co-singer/guitarist Mary Hansen was struck and killed while riding her bicycle in London (a... More >>

• The Minus 5

  published February 22, 2006

  More a collective than a literal band, the Minus 5 is Young Fresh Fellow Scott McCaughey's vehicle for writing the perfect pop song, 1960s-style... More >>

• Misc. Reviews

  published February 8, 2006

  The Tomorrow Show was NBC's 1973-82 late-night talk show scheduled after Johnny Carson's Tonight Show (when JC's gig ran 90... More >>